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World Magazine
story from Apr 23, 2013, titled Gay teacher fired by Catholic school claims discrimination.
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Carla Hale, 59, a lesbian P.E. teacher, has filed a grievance against the diocese of the Ohio Catholic school where she worked for 19 years until administrators fired her for "violating moral law." According to The Columbus Dispatch , Hale's sexual orientation became public when an obituary for her late mother published Hale's name along with the ... (more)

<quoted text>I'll have to agree with Cory Truax and...(gasp!)...Andrew Sullivan on these special-rights laws:TRUAX:Its UnconstitutionalThe 14th Amendment of a sparely-considered document, The United States Constitution, guarantees equal protection under the law. Laws of this sort contravene both the essence of the Declaration of Independenceall men are created equaland the expressed language of the Constitution. These laws value the life of a 22-year old, able-bodied homosexual male over that of your elderly grandmotherunless, of course, your grandmother is a lesbian.Furthermore, giving jurisdiction of one certain type of crime to the federal government should send those who revere the 10th Amendment into a rage. In every way, hate crimes laws are not just bad ideas: theyre bad law.The ReasoningDo any readers think we NEED an amendment to prevent hate crimes against the LGBT community? Really? Are you seeing the mass persecution of gays ANYWHERE? Anywhere at all?This law isnt about "protecting" homosexuals. Its about the Left pandering to a small but money-laden and activist faction in their party.Its UnenforceableId like to hear this amendments proponents idea on how to determine what crime is a hate crime. How is an officer of the law or an officer of the court supposed to ascertain that this particular act was committed out of hatred?In that vein, I must ask, "Isnt any crime a hate crime?" Im fairly sure that the murders that take place after husbands come home earlier than expected are perpetrated out of hatred. Should we then enact laws to protect adulterers from hate?Even with the entire Justice Department working on it, I cant surmise the scenario where we find indisputable evidence that someone committed an act of violence out of hate."SULLIVAN:"The real reason for hate crime laws is not the defense of human beings from crime. There are already laws against that  and Matthew Shepards murderers were successfully prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law in a state with no hate crimes law at the time.The real reason for the invention of hate crimes was a hard-left critique of conventional liberal justice and the emergence of special interest groups which need boutique legislation to raise funds for their large staffs and luxurious buildings."Thats pretty damning coming from him.

<quoted text>Missed the point, didn't ya.Your post objected to the "hate crime" classification, which is predicated upon the INTENT of the perpetrator.The distinction between 1st and 2nd degree homicide is predicated upon the INTENT of the perpetrator.Same legal principle: INTENT

Repeat:

"In that vein, I must ask,'Isnt any crime a hate crime?' Im fairly sure that the murders that take place after husbands come home earlier than expected are perpetrated out of hatred. Should we then enact laws to protect adulterers from hate?

Even with the entire Justice Department working on it, I cant surmise the scenario where we find indisputable evidence that someone committed an act of violence out of hate."

<quoted text>Repeat:"In that vein, I must ask,'Isnt any crime a hate crime?' Im fairly sure that the murders that take place after husbands come home earlier than expected are perpetrated out of hatred. Should we then enact laws to protect adulterers from hate?Even with the entire Justice Department working on it, I cant surmise the scenario where we find indisputable evidence that someone committed an act of violence out of hate."-- TRUAX

<quoted text>Repeat:"In that vein, I must ask,'Isnt any crime a hate crime?' Im fairly sure that the murders that take place after husbands come home earlier than expected are perpetrated out of hatred. Should we then enact laws to protect adulterers from hate?Even with the entire Justice Department working on it, I cant surmise the scenario where we find indisputable evidence that someone committed an act of violence out of hate."-- TRUAX

INTENT applies to the target as well; i.e. an individual, or an individual as representative of a group or class.

<quoted text>You're certainly free and welcome to start a polygamy/polyandry thread ... if you can find a news story to base it upon. Enough of them and you might get your own forum.Until then ... STFU.

Now, now...we're very fond of Spook here in Columbus. He's one of the family.

<quoted text>You're certainly free and welcome to start a polygamy/polyandry thread ... if you can find a news story to base it upon. Enough of them and you might get your own forum.Until then ... STFU.

Listen here, hateful bigot...if, as your crowd claims, homosexual behavior is not a choice but is the result of a naturally-driven inborn preferences, then all other non-normative sexual preferences and behaviors are as well. So, following your logic:

Pedophilia is NOT a choiceBestiality is NOT a choiceNecrophilia is NOT a choice

...and the rest of the 547 forms of sexual deviancy, or "paraphilias," as defined by the APA.

<quoted text>You're certainly free and welcome to start a polygamy/polyandry thread ... if you can find a news story to base it upon. Enough of them and you might get your own forum.Until then ... STFU.

I see, so a gang fisting like Obama and his boy's had last month is ok but one man having more than one woman disgusts you. Historically and old testament had many multiple wife marriages yet no history of fist-O-thon being anything but vile and condemned by God.

<quoted text>Listen here, hateful bigot...if, as your crowd claims, homosexual behavior is not a choice but is the result of a naturally-driven inborn preferences, then all other non-normative sexual preferences and behaviors are as well. So, following your logic:Pedophilia is NOT a choiceBestiality is NOT a choiceNecrophilia is NOT a choice...and the rest of the 547 forms of sexual deviancy, or "paraphilias," as defined by the APA.It's your can of worms.Own it.

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